The Dumbest Kickstarters That Should've Never Existed

20 Seriously Dumb Kickstarters That Should Have Never Existed

There have been some truly innovative products funded on crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter. But not every project deserves to become a reality. The following 20 Kickstarter projects were so bad, they either didn't get any funding at all, or got enough funding through pity alone to become a reality.

Write Stupid Stuff In The Sky

This comedian thought it was a good idea to have people pitch in to have silly slogans written in the sky, such as “How do I land?” and “Clouds 4 EVA." Only 257 backers pitched in in the end, which actually was enough for this project to meet its goal.

A Prank Birthday Card

This one is truly evil. When you open the card, the music actually never stops playing. You'd have to break the damn thing for the annoying music to stop. And this guy actually managed to raise $92,000.

World's Largest Jockstrap

Emoji Dick

This guy actually put it upon himself to translate Moby Dick into emoji characters. Why? "I’m interested in the phenomenon of how our language, communications, and culture are influenced by digital technology."

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